Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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MUSIC Neil H. Wright, Music; Rubye Tay- lor Sanders, Music; E. May Saunders; Music; Mary Dillon Scott, V ay o, Helen Trivett, ' Muiic; Margaret Wright, Music. The Music Department of Middle Tennessee State College has a three- fold purpose : to train special teachers of music, to furnish music experiences for all interested students at the college, and to provide some music experi- ence for all elementary education majors. An ever expanding faculty and curriculum are progressively allowing the department to meet these needs. During the past two years another field has been unfolding — that of training teachers already in the field. It is thought that perhaps this music department has done more in this area than any other comparable school m this part of the country. Outside of regular classroom work, the Music Department advertises the school and furnishes rewarding experiences to the students through the marching band, concert band, chorus, orchestra. Sacred Harp Singers and various ensembles. During football season the band marches at all the games, and throughout the balance of the year all of the organizations appear in the high schools of Middle Tennessee as well as in local concerts. Graduates of this department are contributing greatly to the musical life of Tennessee and in several states throughout the country including Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Louisiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Right: Precision must be gained through practiC ' 6e(ou ' . The concert will come later. Right: Relaxation is healthy too.

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EDUCATION The chief function of Middle Tennessee State College is the training of teachers. This involves the selection, the guidance, the general education, and the professional training of those m residence and in service. Ninety per cent of the graduating class this year will qualify for teaching certificates. The staff members of the department of education are well qualified by experience and advanced professional train- ing to plan a thorough pre-service training program for teachers as well as to serve as consultants to teachers in service. The facilities of the Murfreesboro Central High School as well as the excellent campus Training School of the college are available for laboratory experiences in teacher training. Experienced classroom teachers supervise the internship training of all college students working for teaching certifi ' cates at both the elementary and the secondary levels. The developments in education and in national and inter ' national affairs require that teachers in service have an op ' portunity to attain higher levels of training to meet the pro- fessional issues which are pressing upon them. To provide the professional training to fulfill these needs a fifth year of work leading to the M.A. degree will be offered beginning in the summer of 1951. This graduate program, like the under- graduate, will be adjusted to conditions as they are in Tennes- see and will be motivated by the power that clear under- standing, close cooperation, and warm appreciation of the problems involved can generate. f f How.OiRD KiRKSEY. Seconddry Education; Joe F. Wilkes, Elementary Education; Robert Adkiks, Education; Wil- MOTH D. Bovi ' DoiN, EducdtioTi; Ralph Dunham, Education; Mary Hall, Education; Will Dunn Smith, Education. Left: The joke is for the photographer. w Putting into practice. . . Left: . . . what is learned in course study.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION The ob)ectives of the department of health, physical education and recrea- tion are: (1) to provide opportunity for the student to develop and maintain the best possible physical well-being, (2) to provide opportunity for the student to obtain knowledge of and develop skill in wholesome leisure time activities, (3) to provide opportunity for the student to adjust socially and emotionally, (4) to provide professional training in this field for elementary teachers and those interested in a career in this field, (5) to cooperate with other departments and groups in the school to the end that each student has opportunity to develop to the extent of his ability into a capable, stable, useful personality. Emphasis m the service program is on corecreation and activities which can be enjoyed in after-school life. Activities include archery, badminton, golf, bowling, tennis, tumbling, swimming, wrestling, folk, square, modern and tap dance, volleyball, speedball, softball, football, soccer, basketball and baseball. Students completing the professional program are qualified as volunteer and professional leaders and instructors in physical education, athletics, health and safety education, and recreation for elementary and secondary schools, organized summer camps, community playgrounds, adult organiza- tions, and public service and industrial groups. The physical education plant is one of the finest in the southeast. Ample classroom and indoor play .space and the usual outdoor play areas will be augmented by eight new tennis courts, a new swimming pool and solarium, and a nine-hole golf course. Plans are underway for securing a camp where an integrated program of outdoor education can be conducted. f I A Charles M. Murphy, Physical Educa- tion; Elizabeth Broach, Physical Educa- tion; BuLEAH Davis, Physical Education; Charles N. Greer, Physical Education; Joe Black Hayes, Physical Education; Francis J. Riel, Physical Education. Left: Up and over. Below: Dancing is not always done in a tux. Left: Strong bodies as well as strong minds.